Phonology

Consonants

/p t c k/ p t c k
/pʰ tʰ cʰ kʰ/ ph th ch kh
/b d ɟ g/ b d j g
/t͡s t͡ɬ t͡ʃ/ ts tł tṣ
/t͡sʰ t͡ɬʰ t͡ʃʰ/ tsh tłh tṣh
/d͡z d͡ɮ d͡ʒ/ dz dl dẓ
/s ɬ ʃ x h/ s ł ṣ ḥ h
/m n ɲ ŋ/ m n ṇ ng
/r l/ r l
/j ɰ w/ i gh u

Vowels

Short vowels

/i ɯ u/ i y u
/e o/ e o
/a/ a

Long vowels

/iː ɯː uː/ ii yy uu
/eː oː/ ee oo
/aː/ aa

Accent

Lexical pitch accent.

/í ý ú/ í ý ú
/é ó/ é ó
/á/ á

/íː ýː úː/ ií yý uú
/éː óː/ eé oó
/aá/ aá

Syllable structure

CVC

C = any consonant
V = any vowel